The Internet of Things
Call it M2M (Machine to Machine) Smart Services, the Embedded Universe, or whatever you like; it’s nice to see a pull out section in this issue of Information Week Magazine (September 7 2009).
The Internet of Things Handbook Written by Amy Rogers Nazarov
It’s a good primer on one of the next evolving branches of the interconnectivity of everything we call the internet and beyond. With the emphasis on social networking applications such as Facebook, Linkedin, Twitter, MySpace, and many others it’s encouraging to see some mainstream press on the other internet where people are not as involved as the machines themselves.
The social networking trend shows that the world has definitely embraced Web 2.0. Now make way for Web 3.0. It is the internet of data; specifically Linked Data. The “handbook” doesn’t cover it but a very good overview was given by Tim Berners-Lee this year at a TED Talk.
Relating the internet of things to the idea of linked data gives rise to Web 3.0. The Information Week article is good but when you put it in the context of how Tim Berners-Lee explains the net evolution of the web it truly is a powerful future.
Here is a section of links mentioned in the article that expand on the “handbook’s” ideas. Some of the “Information Week” links were re-directs to the Internet Evolution WebPages; I’ve included the original links from that site.
We Are Smart Dust, we Are Golden…
http://www.informationweek.com/1240/ie/dust
http://www.internetevolution.com/author.asp?section_id=526&doc_id=152005
Why the Internet of Things’ is ready for Prime Time
http://www.informationweek.com/1240/ie/internet
http://www.internetevolution.com/author.asp?section_id=697&doc_id=170349
We Need Digital Transformation Not Just broadband
http://www.informationweek.com/1240/ie/transform
http://www.internetevolution.com/author.asp?section_id=757&doc_id=175793
Next Up For IT: Making Sense of the Data Glut
http://www.informationweek.com/1240/ie/data
http://www.internetevolution.com/author.asp?section_id=625&doc_id=176181
IT Connects The Internet Of Things
http://www.informationweek.com/1240/ie/connect
http://www.internetevolution.com/author.asp?section_id=625&doc_id=176477
